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3wire Aircraft Carrier Simulator

Threewire v2 operates as a carrier operations add-on, enabling launching and recovering any aircraft aboard a carrier. The add-on requires FSUIPC (registration not required) and the .NET Framework v1.1, with authorship credited to Rhys Eddy.

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The Most Realistic Envmap

An Envmap is provided in the DXT3 format and loads quickly, benefiting the flight-simulation experience for enthusiasts and professionals alike. The specification centers on a single format and asserts quick loading performance for users engaging in virtual flights.

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Complete with Base Model

'Thunderbirds' Fireflash v2

An atomic-powered airliner from a 1960s TV series, the Fireflash cruises at Mach 3.2 and FL700 with global range. The model includes an animated undercarriage, taxi and landing lights, splash lighting, plus automatic exhaust and reheat effects, with flight dynamics and lighting by Martyn Becker and design by Brian Douglas.

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Traffic Changer V610

Version 610 expands the AI management toolkit with a new flight plan merge utility, a multiuse flight plan editor, and improved reporting of existing plans. It includes 59 default AI aircraft, 5,500 airports, and a sample flight plan, and compiles BGL files via the included TTools, with VB5 runtimes required.

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Complete with Base Model

FS2004/2002 Unreal Aviation Skywalker Strap-On Helicopter

Two counterbalanced, contra-rotating single-blade rotors power a tiny backpack helicopter, each rotor driven by a 125cc ten-horsepower engine. Rooted in Paul Baumgartl’s 1940s work, Kevin Bryan refines the design with subtle safety changes, emphasizing compact dimensions and dual-engine propulsion.

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Complete with Base Model

VW Beetle Cabriolet

Represents a late-sixties to early-seventies car model, with two color options, red and blue. The top opens by pressing Shift E, and this two-color car model presents itself as a faithful late-era reproduction worldwide today.

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Modified Sun V2

A brightness upgrade for the sun, Sunmod V2, increases brightness and removes the lensflare option, created by Eitan Daniel and Vincent van Veen. It centers on a suneffect.cfg and a corona1.bmp image, with the corona file interchangeable and a SUN_024.jpg preview included.

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UFO

A scout ship arrives as Earth braces for an anticipated alien advance. The FSDS-built model by Andy Johnston includes a custom panel with XML gauges and a full virtual cockpit, while the craft misjudges Earth reactions, producing unusual ground handling.

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Night Time Fixes

Three option sets adjust night brightness: darken default lighting for clouds, cockpit, airport grounds, and autogen; dim VASI, Edge Lighting, and taxiway lights. The installer runs via an executable, and a PDF manual provides information and pictures; dimmer/blue landing and taxi lights may not work on some third-party aircraft such as Real Air Marchetti.

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FS200* Fuel Calculator v1

Version 1 of a compact fuel calculator computes the fuel needed to complete a flight, supports all standard simulator aircraft, and accepts add-on aircraft for use in any sim, by Bracken Dawson, with an image file named FualCb.JPG.

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Flight Dynamics Tutorial

Bob Chicilo presents a PDF that marks the final edition of a guide on adjusting flight behavior, with added items and clearer explanations for earlier material. The document stays focused on practical tweaks and keeps guidance aimed at readers seeking precise performance adjustments.

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EditVoicepack 3.0

By Lars Moellebjerg, EditVoicepack adds missing callsigns, aircrafts, and airports, delivering 800 new callsigns out of the box. A centralized upload system keeps these additions accessible to all users, while it requires Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1 and does not support the 2002 edition.

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Plotting Tutorial

An illustrated 14-page tutorial teaches plotting waypoints, courses, and bearings to any point using the charts inside a flight simulator, and shows how to measure distances in nautical miles along with magnetic or true headings from navigation aids. It also explains obtaining panel.cfg coordinates for gauge installations on any aircraft panel by Glenn Copeland.

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FSAutoStart v1.1

A system automation utility named FSAutoStart automatically shuts down services and programs to free resources for demanding applications. It also launches selected programs before the main application starts and can restart those processes to return the system to its prior state, while adding a Defragment Memory option and freeware status.

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World Of Fireworks

Ron Jeffers presents a method to add fireworks displays across the globe using own effects files and the Microsoft bglcomp.exe tool. By navigating to the desired location, recording the lat. and lon. coordinates, and processing them with the utility, users view a show, aided by a fireworks tutorial with two ready-to-go examples.

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Route Editor V2

The route editor handles PLN files, letting you edit existing routes or create new ones. It saves routes as VFR or IFR and supports Direct GPS, Low Altitude Airways, High Altitude Airways, and VOR to VOR routing, by Jim Cooper (Simshed).

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Nepal 1 Flightplan

Six legs link Kathmandu Intl VNKT to Lukla VLNK and continue east of the capital through Rumjatar VNRT, Lamidada VNLD, Bhojpur VNBJ, and Tumlingtar VNTR before completing the loop at Kathmandu Intl VNKT, by Nikolas Vegas.

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Bora Bora

Located on a Motu ring around Bora Bora, this complete remake presents a main terminal, a fire station attached to the tower with fuel tanks, open air hangars, two helipads, and wood stairs leading to boat docks. fpsimesh.zip appears, with terrain mesh by Keibel and Applegate.

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Rainbow

By Ilya Prokhorenko, a compact rainbow effect unfolds and a sample flight demonstrates it, with a visual reference named rainbow2.gif. It depicts the rainbow effect in a concise, self-contained view suitable for quick assessment and verification.

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AutoSave

AutoSave, by Pete Dowson, provides automatic flight saving and writes STN files at regular intervals, maintaining a 10K footprint that preserves flight progress and helps you retry a crashed landing or recover from other problems.

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